Categotry Archives: Fiction
Suzie’s House 92: A New Direction
Joe and Sean grew up in the rough and tumble world of car bombs and stabbings in Dublin. When Joe caught Vin pretending to be a cab driver to lure Sean into a trap, he shot him. Days later, they coincidentally attended a party in Cindy’s apartment, which is next door to Suzie’s House. Drew shot them both while attempting to arrest them. Since then they have holed up in the apartment of a woman who was out of town, […]
Suzie’s House 91: Crashers
Joe and his brother Sean are not nice men. Joe shot Vin weeks ago and since then Sean has stalked Ben while running a little web-based game involving intentional car accidents. In last week’s episode, Christina, the CIA agent, revealed their whereabouts. Joe always struck Sean as being a bit fey when he got that look in his eyes. He sat in the front parlor of Ravenhorst’s farm house and stared out the window at the highway like he had […]
Suzie’s House 90: To Reconsider
Christina noticed the way Miranda took the seat on the couch next to Vin, removing the remote control from his hand so they could clasp one another. Suzie sat stiffly on the other side, leaving Christina to sit in a hard backed chair facing the three in their living room as if it were she to be questioned, rather than the other way around. She sat on the edge of the chair; her hands clasped before her, leaned forward, and […]
Suzie’s House 89: With Head High
Mrs. D had been causing problems for Ben all year. The year is almost over, but there is still time to deal with her. Principal Greear set his pen down as Mrs. D. entered his office. Her lips were tight and a faint scowl puckered her brow, but she didn’t look like a total nut job. After looking over the way she’d graded the assignment which brought her to his attention, he’d asked to see her grade books, and then […]
Suzie’s House 88: Man to Man
This starts where last week ended Ben yanked the drawer open, then dropped the recipe file into it. The wood of the file clunked against the drawer pretty loud, but he didn’t care. So what if it dented or chipped or something? It’s not like it would make Mom love him any less than she already didn’t. Or did. Or whatever. He thought when she came for him that it meant she loved him. Or at least that she loved […]
Suzie’s House 86: To Break a Mother’s Heart
This starts where last week ended. “Fhuuuu!” Suzie wasn’t sure which of the culprits in front of her had almost sworn – Ben or Miranda. The two of them had whirled around to come crashing together, shoulder-to-shoulder, doing their best to block her view of the counter. It was a futile effort. Suzie already knew there were recipe cards scattered all around the file. Her file. Her special, third generation recipe file which she kept locked up in her desk. […]
Suzie’s House 85: Home Sweet Home
Everything was weird. They hadn’t caught the bad guys, but all of a sudden Mom wanted him back. She wouldn’t tell him why either, but she’d glance at Drew every time Ben asked. Ben wasn’t sure if he liked Drew for making Mom take him back, or if he was still mad at him for, well, not for making him go but….. Plus there was something going on between Vin and Miranda. Maybe there was something going on there before […]
Suzie’s House 84: Reconciliation
Suzies’s House is an on-going story. You can find a new episode here in Alice’s Restaurant every Friday. To see previous episodes click on the highlighted words, or on the Suzie’s House category in my side bar. Sean grinned as he dropped into the front seat of a 68 Camero. Some idiot actually left it out on the street without locking it. Admittedly it was a rusted bucked of bolts, but it was a classic bucket of bolts.. He smashed […]
Suzie’s House 83: Heavy Weighs the Crown
Previously in Suzie’s House, Ben was given an unfair F in class. He ran out of the classroom. Now Gene and Lisa, a straight A student, are going to the principal. Principal Greear had a meeting with the school board coming up in little over an hour when Lisa and her friends walked in. Between the problems with the copy machine, Gertie’s nagging about the back up in paperwork while he was at conference, and the refusal of the school […]
Suzie’s House 82: Breaking Point – The First
Ben knew what to expect already, but he’d been real good about this paper. He checked his spelling twice and had Lisa help him with his grammar. The topic was “Write about something you care about.” He’d done that. Just once he wanted to get a good grade out of English. Mrs. D. took her sweet time handing out the papers. When she came even with his desk, she stopped. She stared at the top sheet in her pile for […]
Suzie’s House 81: Mrs. D’s Revenge
Deloris Dieter, affectionately known as Mrs. D by so many students she couldn’t possibly be expected to keep track of them all, thumped the stack of papers against the tabletop to even it out. She set the stack in her briefcase, and closed her grade book. Another day’s job well done. She might not have a lot else to show for her life; no family like most of the other teachers, no awards or accolades like Mrs. Grant constantly received, […]
Suzie’s House 80: In Comparison
Up, B, down. Splat. The little skateboarding figure on the TV screen hit the ground with a spattering of red droplets that disappeared almost as soon as they appeared. “No, no no!” Gene yelled. “You aren’t doing it right.” A week ago Ben would have been upset if over-sized, bad-rep Gene yelling at him. Today he curled his lip and snarled, “Lay off.” Gene crossed his arms in a huff. Ben glanced out the window. It was already dark. He […]
Suzie’s House 79: Nothing Has Changed, Indeed
In last week’s episode, Suzie and Drew became lovers. For Drew, it was a momentous experience. It changed the way he thought of Suzie, himself, and their relationship. He is ready for something serious. But who knows what Suzie is thinking? Suzie lay in Drew’s bed and stared at the ceiling. “Nothing has changed,” She turned her head to look Drew in the eye. “Just because we made love doesn’t mean I’m going to do anything differently.” He gave a […]
Suzie’s House 78: In the Heat of the Moment
This is actually a direct continuation of the last two Suzie’s House episodes. If you haven’t read them yet, I recommend doing so before reading this. Suzie’s House 76: On Suzie’s Mind and Suzie’s House 77: Men! Drew fought the urge to chase after Suzie for two eternal seconds. He stood in the kitchen, his back to Vin – who was being quiet the way someone who doesn’t want to get shot will be quiet during a bank robbery – […]
Suzie’s House 77: Men!
We resume the story from where it left off last week with Suzie and Drew together in the kitchen. It had been so long since anyone had comforted Suzie. Thinking back, Suzie couldn’t remember anyone comforting her quite this way, ever. Drew’s arms around her were strong and firm, but held her loosely enough that if she really wanted free, she could simply stand. Instead, she curled up in his lap like a cat.
